Thursday, January 19 2012
Slouching Towards Brooklyn: The Hold Steady - 17 December 2011
Part of the reason it is so fun to see these guys live is because they all look like they belong to completely different bands.
Wednesday, January 18 2012
All Over the Map: GlobalFEST 2012 - New York
While glossy and vapid computerized pop dominates the charts, GlobalFEST affirms the diversity and creativity of the contemporary global music scene.
Tuesday, January 17 2012
The Lemonheads Bring ‘It’s a Shame About Ray’ to Brooklyn
The Lemonheads open their US It's a Shame About Ray tour in Brooklyn... hipsters of all ages rejoice.
Monday, January 16 2012
Ween: New Years Eve 2012 - Denver, CO
Did they reach their goal of one hundred songs? No. But it didn't matter. I had witnessed the best Ween show this jaded fan has seen in over a decade of actively following the band.
Friday, January 13 2012
Andrew Bird’s ‘Sonic Arboretum’: 21 December 2011 - Chicago
Never have I felt the vibrations of a violin encompass a room or nor have I been in the middle of a three-dimensional field of sound that arrived at your ears from all directions.
Thursday, January 12 2012
Dax Riggs: 10 December 2011 - New York
A mixture of punk rock and blues with plenty of borrowing from Black Sabbath, this project is a great departure from Riggs' former outfits.
Tuesday, January 10 2012
William K Black: 29 November 2011 - Kansas City, MO
In his lecture, Black gave a scathing and pointed indictment of the high-end class, and especially the bankers.
Monday, January 9 2012
Art of Always: Wilco: 12 December 2011 - Chicago
At the largest show in a five-night run, it is easy to believe a smaller crowd won’t roar like this opera house audience did when the house lights dimmed.
Friday, January 6 2012
Chris Isaak Brings a New Dawning of the Memphis Sun to Chicago
Chris Isaak continues to make women melt 25 years into his career.
Thursday, January 5 2012
The Devil Makes Three + Brown Bird: 2 December 2011 - Houston
The Devil Makes Three’s ambitious fall tour took them all over the United States in support of their new live album Stomp and Smash.
Wednesday, January 4 2012
Girl in a Coma: 4 December 2011 - San Diego
Singer/guitarist Nina Diaz is the ringleader, one of the most uniquely talented performers of her generation, putting the rock in “women in rock” every night.
Tuesday, January 3 2012
Guns N’ Roses: 11 December 2011 – Broomfield, CO
I have no idea who the guys now supporting Axl are, but on old G n' R classics, Axl was in prime form.
Friday, December 16 2011
Words of Love: Patti Smith’s Ode to Georgia O’Keeffe
While Smith’s performance may have felt off-the-cuff, she couldn’t have been more in her leanin’-on-the-parkin’-meter element.
DeLuna Fest 2011: America’s Original Beach Party Returns to the Gulf Coast
When it comes to location, Pensacola Beach is one of the most unique destinations for a music festival. It helped ensure the second year of DeLuna Fest was a logistic and artistic success.
Foo Fighters: 2 December 2011 - Melbourne, Australia
The band seemed awestruck at the magnitude of the crowd, drowning the band out while singing the chorus.
Thursday, December 15 2011
Railroad Earth: 18 November 2011 - Cleveland
It’s a Friday night in the rock ‘n’ roll capital of the world and Railroad Earth’s increasingly popular formula that blends bluegrass instrumentation with rock sensibility has filled the room with party people.
YACHT: 3 December 2011 – New York
The all inclusive dance party arrives for a night in the big apple.
Wednesday, December 14 2011
Tuesday, December 13 2011
Bela Fleck & The Original Flecktones: 16 November 2011 – New York
Clearly, even after twenty plus years, the Flecktones are wallowing in the ecstasy of the magic they continue to create and recreate.
Monday, December 12 2011
‘Seminar’ by Theresa Rebeck - Broadway
One aspect of the play made me feel uncomfortable and queasy, with the reminder that words and laughter matter and have consequences.
